200 Motels (movie)

A Frank Zappa production, 200 Motels is an excursion into the twisted minds of rock musicians on the road in a (very) surreal and non-linear way. Unfortunately, it never really comes together, mostly because it is so experimental that it leaves logic and story-telling behind. Made up of some of Zappa's weaker music (though there are some good tunes) and using simple, "psychedelic" visual techniques (LOTS of solarization, stop-motion, reverse-motion, multiple images, etc.), this was apparently made for the stoned-out, hippie audience. But even stoners have their limits and while this has Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, Theodore Bikel and various GTOs (a couple of which shed their clothes regularly), they really can't make this truly entertaining. It is an interesting snapshot of the times, but I wish it wasn't quite so improvised and there was a little more story and a few more strong songs. A bit excessive...